Whose Democracy?: Nationalism, Religion, and the Doctrine of Collective Rights in Post-1989 Eastern Europe - Softcover

Ramet, Sabrina P.

 
9780847683246: Whose Democracy?: Nationalism, Religion, and the Doctrine of Collective Rights in Post-1989 Eastern Europe
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ISBN 10: 0847683249 ISBN 13: 9780847683246
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1997

Synopsis

The years since the collapse of communism in 1989 have witnessed a dangerous renewal of religious intolerance and nationalist demands across Eastern Europe. In this provocative application of moral philosophy to the analysis of contemporary political processes in the region, Sabrina Ramet draws upon the literature of Natural Law to demonstrate that liberal democracy depends on a delicate balance between individual and societal rights. Exploring the situation of Hungarians in Slovakia, Albanians in Kosovo, theoretically-inclined Catholic bishops in Poland, Serbs in Croatia, and contending forces in post-Dayton Bosnia, Ramet contends that the terms of dispute in these cases can be deceptive. She illustrates that claims made on the basis of what she calls the doctrine of collective rights actually subvert the liberal democratic project.

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About the Author

Sabrina P. Ramet is professor of international studies at the University of Washington.

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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0847683249
ISBN 13 
9780847683246
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
300

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